Archive for February 18th, 2007

FIN, ST, CAR, DRIVER, MAKE, SPONSOR, PTS/BNS, LAPS, STATUS, WINNINGS
1 34 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 190/5 202 Running 1,510,470
2 26 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 175/5 202 Running 1,120,420
3 7 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 165/0 202 Running 819,216
4 22 109 Mike Wallace Chevrolet Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts 160/0 202 Running 615,658
5 35 6 David Ragan * Ford AAA 155/0 [...]

KEVIN HARVICK:
“I can’t believe it. We were 30-something there with 15 laps to go and we came up through there. I’ve just got to thank Richard (Childress) and everybody for an awesome race car,” said the happy winner. “I just held the pedal down and hoped for the best. It was [...]

Mark Martin wonders why NASCAR did not throw the yellow flag for the wreck behind him allowing Kevin Harvick to edge him at the line
Mark Martin almost had his first Daytona 500 victory. He was leading the last lap until Turn 4. That’s when Kevin Harvick revealed he had a different plan.
He passed Martin coming [...]

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If Dale Earnhardt Jr. opts to leave Dale Earnhardt, Inc. at the conclusion of the 2007 Nextel Cup season, his crew chief will follow suit.
Tony Eury Jr., Earnhardt’s crew chief and first cousin, told ESPN.com on Sunday that if Junior goes, he’ll go, too.

On Sunday, February 18, SIRIUS will air the Daytona 500 live nationwide on SIRIUS NASCAR Radio, channel 128, carrying the broadcast of Motor Racing Network (MRN). On 10 additional channels, SIRIUS will combine the race broadcast with the driver-to-crew chatter of 10 different race teams, allowing fans to follow the overall race call and the [...]

Myron Bowlin, of Ocala, Fla., scored the highest bid on eBay to win the Mark Martin/Daytona 500 Dream package that will benefit Central Florida’s tornado victims. The “Ultimate Mark Martin/Daytona 500 Dream Package” was the creation of Martin, the NASCAR icon and Florida resident, Ginn Racing, Martin’s Nextel Cup team, and Ginn Resorts, a central [...]

Best Buy announced that Comcast Corporation, a Best Buy retail partner, will be an associate sponsor of the #66 Haas CNC Racing Chevy and driver Jeff Green for the 2007 Nextel Cup Series season.
Comcast Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, will have its logo displayed on the #66 [...]